The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society in Our Shared Shelf

Oct 11, 2018 Steph N rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018-challenge-reads

I didn’t expect this book to be so charming, so captivating, and so whimsical. It took a Jane Austen approach to post-war England but written in an epistolary style that I didn’t expect to like, but I did. What I loved most is that at its heart, this book is a love letter to the love of reading. I adored it.

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Jun 06, 2009 martha Boyle rated it really liked it

I resisted reading this book last year because of the cutesy name--but it turned out to be a delightful read. Charming book.

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Oct 05, 2016 Krista rated it really liked it

Shelves: romance, historical-fiction

This book was just... pleasant... in the best sort of way. Reading about the brutal realities of the German Occupation and the physical and emotional scars left on the Island was heart-wrenching (lots of ugly tears in parts). But amidst all the tragedy, this story was really very hopeful and sunny. You want to actually be friends with Juliet and belong to the eponymous book club because their way of looking at the world is just so good.

There was a romance, but this is really a love letter to boo ...more

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Jan 25, 2009 charlie rated it it was amazing

My new favourite book. Only criticism is that I read it too quickly.

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Jul 01, 2009 Cristol Rippe rated it really liked it

I was biased against this book because of the strange title, but then I read it for my bookclub and loved it. It was a fabulous vacation read -quick, interesting story and characters that I enjoyed getting to know. Recommend!

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